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Stephanie Scott murder: defendant's twin brother arrested in South Australia | Stephanie Scott murder: defendant's twin brother arrested in South Australia |
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The twin brother of the man charged with the murder of schoolteacher Stephanie Scott has also been arrested in connection with the crime. | The twin brother of the man charged with the murder of schoolteacher Stephanie Scott has also been arrested in connection with the crime. |
A cleaner at the school Scott worked at, Vincent Stanford, was charged with her murder in April but New South Wales police are expected to charge his 24-year-old twin with being an accessory after the fact after he was arrested in South Australia. | A cleaner at the school Scott worked at, Vincent Stanford, was charged with her murder in April but New South Wales police are expected to charge his 24-year-old twin with being an accessory after the fact after he was arrested in South Australia. |
Scott, 26, was last seen on 5 April when she went into Leeton high school to finish some work before taking leave to get married the next Saturday. Photos of a burnt body were found on Stanford’s phone and Scott’s body was discovered in Cocoparra national park, north of Griffith, a few days later. | Scott, 26, was last seen on 5 April when she went into Leeton high school to finish some work before taking leave to get married the next Saturday. Photos of a burnt body were found on Stanford’s phone and Scott’s body was discovered in Cocoparra national park, north of Griffith, a few days later. |
South Australia police arrested Stanford’s twin at a house in Forreston on Wednesday morning, according to a statement by NSW police. A South Australian court has cleared the way for the man to be extradited to Sydney from Adelaide. | |
Once in NSW he is expected to be charged with being an accessory after the fact in connection with the murder of Stephanie Scott. | Once in NSW he is expected to be charged with being an accessory after the fact in connection with the murder of Stephanie Scott. |
Stanford was charged with murder and aggravated sexual assault on 8 April. | Stanford was charged with murder and aggravated sexual assault on 8 April. |